Catoctin Civitan Club Donates Bookbags
The Catoctin Area Civitan Club donated 30 bookbags, filled with a folder, pencils, and crayons to our local schools. The Thurmont Primary School, Emmitsburg Elementary School, and Lewistown Elementary School each received 10 bags to distribute to children in need. Stacy Bokinsky (Lewistown Elementary School Counselor), Daniel Genemans (Lewistown Elementary School Student), Ginger Malone, Mary…
Thurmont Lions Club Delivers Books
As part of the Thurmont Lions Club Literacy Project for September (Literacy month), 648 books were delivered to the Thurmont Primary School and the Thurmont Elementary School. Literacy is one of the core missions of the club. The books Paddington Sets Sail, Sleep Bear, and Amazing Dolphins were delivered to the Thurmont Primary School, and…
Local Schools Welcome New Staff
Theresa Dardanell Catoctin High School welcomes Jennifer Clements, Principal; Kelly Welty, Administrative Secretary; Olivia Aungst, English Teacher; Brian Brotherton, Science Teacher; Derrick Kaas, Math Teacher; Shawn Lees-Carr, English Teacher; Christopher Maze, Latin Teacher; Kaitlyn Masotta, Spanish Teacher; Stephanie Felmet, User Support Specialist. Thurmont Middle School welcomes Rebecca Hunter, Language Arts Teacher; Todd Zinn, Career Technology…
Thurmont Lions Honor 2019 Teacher of the Year
The Thurmont Lions Club held its Education Night on May 8, 2019, with Mark Pritts, Frederick County Public School’s instructional director as their guest speaker. The club recognized a teacher from Catoctin High School and the seven feeder schools. Of these eight teachers, a “Teacher of the Year” for the Thurmont Lions Club was honored.…
Catoctin Area 2017 Teacher of the Year Nominations
It is time to recognize the special teacher who has made an impact on your child’s life and on your school community. Do you know a teacher who goes beyond what is expected? You can let this teacher know how important he/she has been to you by nominating him/her for the Thurmont Lions’ Teacher of…
Department Spotlight
by Theresa Dardanell Graceham Volunteer Fire Company — An All-Volunteer Company 100% Volunteer Fire & EMS Corporation Pictured from left are William Morgan, Amy Morgan, William Ott, Timothy Lott, Kenneth Simmers, Sterling Seiss, Michelle Powell, Louis Powell Jr, Brian Boller; (standing on 184) Julie Durgan and James Kilby. Fighting Fires is their job, but preventing…
Family Science Night at Thurmont Primary School
Theresa Dardanell From high in the sky to deep in the ocean and everything in between. That’s what students at Thurmont Primary School had a chance to investigate during Family Science Night in November. A team from The Maryland Science Center in Baltimore provided students and their families an opportunity to explore science experiments and…
SCHOOL news
School Bells are Ringing Across the County James Rada, Jr. Frederick County students headed back to school on Monday, August 24. Nearly every school saw new faces among the faculty and staff. Thurmont Primary School Thurmont Primary School is the only school in the area not seeing any staffing changes this year. All of the…
